How To Install tilp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tilp2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is tilp2
tilp2 is:
TiLP2 is a Texas Instruments hand-helds <-> PC communication program for Linux. It is able to use any type of link cable (Gray/Black/Silver/Direct Link) with any calculator. See http://lpg.ticalc.org/.
With TiLP, you can transfer files from your PC to your Texas Instruments calculator, and vice-versa. You can also make a screen dump, send/receive data, backup/restore contents, install FLASH applications or upgrade OS.
There are three methods to install tilp2 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tilp2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tilp2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tilp2
Install tilp2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tilp2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tilp2
Install tilp2 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tilp2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tilp2
How To Uninstall tilp2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the tilp2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tilp2
Uninstall tilp2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tilp2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tilp2
Remove tilp2 Configurations and Data
To remove tilp2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tilp2
Remove tilp2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tilp2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tilp2
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tilp2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
